How to Remove Tile from a Concrete Floor

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How to Remove Tile from a Concrete Floor
In this video, Renos removes tile from a concrete floor as part of a bathroom remodeling project. There are different ways to remove tile from a concrete floor. Renos uses a demolition tool to scrape the tile and thinset off the floor to prepare for the new floor.
Don't beat yourself trying to remove tile by hand if you don't have to. Watch this video for some insights on what tools work best and how to use them.
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@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Check out the finished bathroom: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbV6osqoxLXZY2g.html

@thugstero3126 4 жыл бұрын

Man i did this jobs the other day with just a scraper and a big heavy bar wrecker bar pain in my ass

@ethereal8elements Жыл бұрын

HI Thanks for the guidance. How did you get the thin set off? I can't find the video?

@jeffeisenberg872 3 жыл бұрын

You are literally the only contractor who mentioned to be mindful of your knees and back as you're bending over to work the demo hammer. Seems like a minor tip, but it is far far far from a minor tip and goes to show just how thorough and mindful of quality workmanship you are. Thank you!

@MAGAMAN 2 жыл бұрын

It seems like simple common sense to me, which is why most people don't mention it.

@darlar.9043 Жыл бұрын

It took me several videos to find someone who clearly and concisely explained the process. I ecstatically appreciate your video. Thank you, Thank You.

@jeosua Жыл бұрын

Very nice. Very detailed for beginners. A tip is to duct tape your vacuum hose to the demo bit so the dust goes down. Also a spritz of water on the floor helps minimize dust and loosens thinset to a degree

@Greg_Chase 3 жыл бұрын

For a beginning, someone like me who is 100% uncertain of what to do, and how to do it, your video was the right pace, it showed the full job, how to do the work, every part of it. It's a great confidence booster. I just ordered the 20lb Makita demo tool and the tile blade after watching this video - what a fantastic job. Thank you!

@RENOS4PROSJOES 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Good luck!

@clarockus 3 жыл бұрын

i have 1500 square feet of well mortared tiles to a concrete slab to remove i was chipping away at with hand tools. this video saved my body and probably mental health lol. thank you.

@RENOS4PROSJOES 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I've been in that situation before myself. Glad to help.

@MrCeora Жыл бұрын

A master's class on safety and technique and one of the marks of a pro. Thank you. So many times you see people no mask, no gloves, no ear or eye protection. They're setting themselves up. That's why they're called "accidents" , and they will happen, and breathing that dust you may not feel the effects until years later and then it's too late people. Two thumbs up for your demonstration.

@cathiwim 4 ай бұрын

And i would add long sleeves and pants to the safety list! Great tips sir!

@liammolly8893 3 жыл бұрын

Just spent 3 hours chiseling away at 50 square feet of tile (just 350 sf left to go 😂). My mind is blown right now! Thank you for making this video! Did you happen to mention how many amps the demo hammer is? I'm shopping now! You just saved me days of work and chiropractor appointments!

@RENOS4PROSJOES 3 жыл бұрын

The hammer used in the video is 14 Amps. Power for demolition hammers usually referenced in pounds (lbs). This is a 20lb demo hammer. The link to the tool used in this video is in the video description box. If you have a tool rental nearby, check with them to see if they have one available for rent. If they don't have the scraper tool attachment, you may want to buy one and pause production until it arrives. Your entire body will thank you. Cheers!

@lanarm4942 2 жыл бұрын

Six minutes into this video and you've earned yourself a subscriber. I love the amount of detail you're providing and the clarity. Forwarding this video to my husband for him to subscribe too.

@DanielleD117 2 жыл бұрын

Damn dude you made that look easy. Awesome job

@isabelcastillo8793 3 жыл бұрын

Love you mention safety and proper PPE. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO.

@markwittig1153 3 жыл бұрын

Great video my friend, been in the trades for 30 plus years, doing demolition jobs like these are not always easy, some trial and error is always in the mix, good job on talking about how your body is moving/reacting to the job at hand (you can wake up the next morning in serious pain just because your excited the tile is coming up and you don't want to stop Ha Ha!) Keep the vids coming, well done!

@antoniobiancofiore2396 Жыл бұрын

Very detailed explanations….concise and nicely spoken speed…..excellent communication ability ….guy - you should be a public speaker

@jasongrady8590 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you! I especially like the way you even talk about how you use those contractor bags and everything. I love the details! I'm about to tackle this myself. This is super helpful! 🤟🏻🤟🏻

@ginnycollier5441 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Very thorough and professionally presented. One of the best how-to videos I have ever seen. I usually skip parts but I didn't with yours as you provided so much info that I didn't want to miss anything. Good job.

@RENOS4PROSJOES 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@stevenhanson9515 2 жыл бұрын

One hell of a good video. I wish they were all this good. Very nice job!

@RCortez1986 4 жыл бұрын

good to see a DIY'er that cares for their health as well as others. wish i could say the same for the last 3 how to vids i watched

@pollyporter-campbell7493 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your concise instructions. Thanks for the list of safety equipment too. Great video.

@bazxf95 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. We've just had to remove all the tiles from the downstairs of our house. And it's quite a lot. I wish we had to removal bit like you had for your demo tool. The one I have is only an inch or so wide at the tip. Makes the work slower. We have the vast majority of the tiles up now, but now I have to start removing the grout off the floor. It's going to be sloooooow. Thanks, enjoyed that video.

@DuFaou0 4 жыл бұрын

From the UK, very safe but efficient. Thanks for a great video.

@shovelheadseven 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. If you are on a budget and don't have access to the equipment he used you can put on your safety glasses and gloves then slam the tile with a sledge hammer then take a flat shovel and pop up any remaining as you shovel the debris into trash bags. Using a smaller rotary hammer set on hammer only with a tile chisel also pops them up quick if you start on the corner of the tile rather than the center of the tile when prying them up. Same technique for the shovel or floor scraper. That's about $50 to $250 in tools rather than around $800. If your only doing this once you can always rent the Rotary hammer he used as an option. Great video. If money isn't a factor than make your life easy and use the same method in the video and you cant go wrong. Had to do a demo once where there was no power. Couldn't use the rotary hammer so had to go with the sledge.

@minawilliams7925 4 жыл бұрын

You could have brought a generator and used that if ya had one.

@rappmasterdugg6825 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for being so detailed.

@stewartadamson9465 3 жыл бұрын

Really great, informative video. Thank you for posting your expertise, much appreciated.

@sydneyrogers9697 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very good video. You are right about the back pain. As you sat, take breaks.

@michaeldavis2226 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I was about to tackle my floors the old fashioned way. Didn't know these hammers existed. I'm about to tear some floors up😂

@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@vincem3344 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the fantastic video and explanation of this process! I have about 400 sq ft of 12x12 tile on concrete to remove (I’m so glad the other 450 sq. ft. of my condo is carpet!). The existing tile floor was horribly installed (uneven/ unleveled practically from tile to tile, and very uneven and inconsistent grout-width throughout). It seems as if the installer “eyeballed” the installation. A very sloppy job, and have been wanting to remove and replace it since I bought this place several years ago. I wasn’t sure how to go about it. Your patient and thorough presentation was fantastic! I will probably be putting down an engineered wood or vinyl-clad flooring rather than ceramic. I have had enough of this ugly ceramic, and you have given me hope that with the right mindset that it can be done. Kudos to you, sir!

@mattwulfers8274 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, man! Much appreciated. Many of the available videos demonstrate with easy to remove tile, but there are plenty of us with difficult to remove tile like this!

@RENOS4PROSJOES 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@thomasfx3190 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for putting this out there for us weekend warriors! 😀

@drmcmoody 4 жыл бұрын

This was great. Thank you! I think I’m ready to try my tiny bathroom floor after seeing this!

@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@SheDevil 4 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful!! Thank you!

@dazzyboy33 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, great vid, I didint realise there was such a tool to take tiles out like that. I was considering a wide chisel head before I saw this. Thanks man

@tabithasherie3279 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best tile removal videos I’ve come across, comprehensive explanation of demo hammer. Thank you !

@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@robertbonesio5498 Ай бұрын

I wish I had found your videos about a month ago. We just did the same job. But we had to rent the demolition hammer with a cradle. Because first of my back and second because the size of the room of over 600sq. Plus someone use a thin set with a Bonding agent. Which Resulted in us using the hard Chipper end. We tried using the Scraper. But it wasn’t working and it was coming apart. Even after taking an impact to it, In order to tighten up the nuts. We finally got it after 7 hours and three hours of grinding the floor. Oh and HOURS of cleaning the house. That’s even with us. Taping up the doors and vents.

@randycrew 3 жыл бұрын

Great info... I’m demo’ing right now my master bath and WC and big help ....thanks

@Splitchipsonblack1011 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. You explained every step very well.

@peterkoza4448 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and I appreciate the safety tips. Thank you!!

@saramcgaha1406 4 жыл бұрын

Getting ready to take up some old tile on a cement subfloor. Thanks so much for this info. Actually bought a heavy duty hand scraper I haven’t used yet but will now take back and rent a demo hammer! Thanks again!!

@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help and thank you for sharing.

@ElitePushcartRacer Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. On a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being a professional, I’m a 2.5. This video give me confidence to tackle this job. Thank you!

@quietwoodworking 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent training video!

@steveorules3972 3 жыл бұрын

Wow great demo, helps alot👍.

@jesserevilla992 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent details .. Thank You.. Here in Miami 98% of the homes on the first floor have tile over concrete. And your video is excellent and your points are excellent.

@RENOS4PROSJOES 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@robertlennon9531 27 күн бұрын

Very informative, thanks

@bikerchick9432 3 жыл бұрын

Yhis was an AWESOME video! Thanks so much! It absolutely demonstrates that a craftsman (woman) is only as good as his/her tools. Totally "ROCKS"! ! !

@SpartanR61 2 жыл бұрын

Very descriptive, thanks man!

@steve41622 6 ай бұрын

Great video. Instead of removing the thin set, I just self level and it works great :). Just my humble opinion

@cathiwim 4 ай бұрын

I am going to rent one of those hammer bits- i think we have the impact driver. I’m removing a ceramic tile floor from a bathroom, and unlike the other two rooms i just finished, this floor is the mortar from hell!! Your demo may be just what i need to maintain my sanity! Thanks! And I subbed!

@russwalters8724 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you!

@annhood3 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you now I know what I can rent for my kitchen demolition ! Yah!!

@Gareth.W Жыл бұрын

I never knew how to do this before, but watching your video makes me think I could actually do this myself and save some money. Thank you so much. 😊

@outboardprsnlstndup 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what i needed, thanks!

@bliglum 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Very informative and well presented.

@swredman 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thanks!

@youngjuls 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the video!

@TechMike10 4 жыл бұрын

I’m about to start my floor tomorrow. This definitely helped, thanks!

@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@kirivutsifarmingkf7779 4 жыл бұрын

I am doing my Floor to Day

@DavidSilva-yo3ji Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video great job.

@jeffwallace5261 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for the info.

@neighborhoodwatchers5811 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, very helpful!

@wataboutya9310 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial!

@brookeowen2735 4 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. Thanks for the great video!

@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful. Thank you for sharing!

@Geotubest 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Well done video. Keep up the great work and I wish you the best.

@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!

@no1patsfan1981 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! Very helpful!! IF we plan on changing out the fixtures, should we do the fixtures first before the floor?

@Tarkus812 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks!!

@tommyzapada5806 5 ай бұрын

Great video!! 👍

@ibissuau9800 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video

@Super-ee8hb 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks this was very helpful

@ILruffian 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. Thanks for taking the time to educate us. May end up grabbing a second Hilti demo hammer to do this instead of hammer and chisel. My existing one is the giant beast made to break up concrete slabs (alt to 90 LB air breaker) Didn't need it, but was a screaming deal.

@bohdanterletskyi7213 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man the best video

@toddliggett4093 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Informative, well thought out, and well presented. Thanks!

@cougarkey Жыл бұрын

Great Video!

@wkjeom 8 ай бұрын

Excellent job!. First time I've seen the Makita hammer, which seems to work so much better than sledge hammers.

@darrellnelson4378 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@12tremblay 2 жыл бұрын

Well done sir !

@jonathancedillo3064 Жыл бұрын

Good information thanks

@christopherdekonstrukt444 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you can rent these demolition hammers, $700+ is alot. I might get lucky with my kitchen as the floor wasn't leveled correctly and have alot of hollow spots under the tiles. Previous owners replaced 44' of drain line between kitchen and bathroom in order to sell the house and had the slab tore up. They didn't level correctly when replaced and tiles they put down started coming up shortly after I moved in. After spending $300 on Fix a Floor tubes, 30 of them, and still not fixing the problem I realized what was going on. Still have a ton of hollow spots and can see areas where tiles don't line up. Will DIY using your method and use self leveler afterwards before installing new tile.

@jakesdupreez6087 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Think I could ask hubby to do it this way!! George du Preez

@tn2680 9 ай бұрын

Great video,!

@MariannaMayilyann 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you!

@theraddadinvestor1000 2 жыл бұрын

great content, thanks for sharing,

@tahirakai 6 ай бұрын

Great video. I went from struggling manually with hammer and pry bar to going to HD and renting this machine. Great instruction. I got it done so much more quickly. Thank you!

@ArelyVazquez-tu6gh 6 ай бұрын

What the machine name ?

@edamamebe 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, good job. Makita material is so good.

@snteevveetns 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@tonyneil9660 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for a great video! just wondering if needed level for floating floor would continued use scrape off the mortar ridges?

@Rocket62AL 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thank you

@austincope4739 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea with the vacuum, I’m doing that

@BigredGT-pm5lm 3 жыл бұрын

Awsome video👍👍👍👍

@ssmith954 4 жыл бұрын

great demonstration -- when I did a similar job I found gel kneepads really helped as you can vary between working on your knees and on your feet. But as you said the most time consuming part of this job is the cleanup! another useful tip is to seal any door entries -- broken tile fragments have a habit of getting everywhere and go on to damage wooden floors in other rooms.

@ILruffian 2 жыл бұрын

100%. Zip Wall or similar product. Better yet, with a ducted exhaust fan.

@markg5287 Жыл бұрын

Great demo of how to remove the tiles as well as your other vid removing thinset. Could you comment on how long the process was to complete, including the thinset removal. Keep up the great work :)

@MichaelBelsey Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for. I have an air compressor with an air chisel, but it didn't seem to have the power. This big beast will do it for me. Thanks

@patriciahall2223 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much , great video & I'm going to be trying this very soon , appreciate all the great info ....I have subscribed ....Thank you

@RENOS4PROSJOES 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@debbievaughn3845 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. This is the first time I've seen one of your videos. I really like the amount of detail you use in describing what you are doing because it's great for 1st timers that don't have a lot of knowkedge. Your tips are great. I'm hoping my mom's tile will pop up easily with hand tools because it sounds like it isn't attached to the concrete very well when you walk across it. If not, I will go buy a demolition hammer now that I know they exist.

@RENOS4PROSJOES 3 жыл бұрын

Glad that you found this video helpful. Don't forget that you call also rent this tool at most tool rental stores. You will most likely have to buy the attachment. Thank you for watching and for sharing. Good luck.

@cathywolfe4648 2 жыл бұрын

@@RENOS4PROSJOES You are a great teacher!

@andreapuck6405 Жыл бұрын

You are a natural born teacher! I love your videos. Quick question: would this method work for granite tiles as well?

@survivormary1126 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Can I suggest using a bungy to put end of vaccum hose around something heavy like a brick so you can move with foot, and it won't be snaking around your job, and back the canister further way? Thanks! Now off to watch your next video.....

@Improveng1 Жыл бұрын

Great instructional video with lots of detail., thank you sir. It's a big thumbs-up and a sub from me.

@jamessprow7116 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Definitely coming from the voice of experience and confidence. You should have been a spokesperson with your sure-fired commentary with no breaks in the action . When I try to do commentary there's a lot of "ums" and double talk and repetition. Keep up the good work

@2.67acrehomestead2 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@Danni2Gucci Жыл бұрын

Hey bro just checking out your video and I noticed you did the same mistake I did when I got into demolition hammer the first time lol that blade is to remove the thinsetand will snap when removing tile after awhile. Get a wide chisel for tile, it's thick at the end and will save your blades I know those ain't cheap lol

@frankfrisbee8424 2 жыл бұрын

If you push into it with your knee it helps alot also , I use the Bosch quite often

@mistersandy 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video.. thanks for making it. I bought a $200 hammer and chisel with no success. It appears as you discovered, the bigger hammer makes all the difference.

@RENOS4PROSJOES 3 жыл бұрын

The flagship makers of these types of tools are the way to go for projects like this. And in most major cities you can rent the tool for a fraction of the cost to buy it. You will likely have to buy the blade though.

@paulgeorgia5497 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I want to remove tile in our basement, but there are kitchen cabinets installed over the tile. I don't want to remove the cabinets. Any tips on how to cut the tile flush with the edge of the cabinets?